Re: Foot of the stairs: Burden/Audrey
She did like how he described the presence of goodness, honestly? It warmed her a bit. She had always wanted to feel safe, welcome, cared about and to extend that to others? Well, that was more than fine with her. The people here were important, even if she didn't know some of them so well. So Audrey took those words and tucked them somewhere within so she could take them back out and mull over them if things ever seemed less than good.
"It is really pretty isn't it--and mmhm! Gene Kelly." She couldn't help but to hum along to the song in time. Who could resist a song like that? It was a classic. "You know, you should talk to Hugh some time." She offered. "He loves plays and musicals and he has a ton, ton, tooooon at his house. Basically if there is a musical? He probably has a form of it somehow." The thing was? It wasn't an exaggeration either.
"Did your mom like to cook at all?" Audrey was curious. He talked about where he grew up and at times it seemed somewhere far away, out of place, in another time. Where days went by slowly, lazy suns and lemonade glistening under a summer sun on the creaky front porch while the radio warbled static songs in the background. That's what she pictured when he mentioned growing up or home. Funny, some people could paint pictures with very little. It just radiated off of them.
"Some times the best cookies come from a box. I'd never turn down some thin mints or tag-alongs, but we'll get you some home made goodness that uh, you don't have to share with a soul." She smiled her eyes crescents as she did so. She glanced to the living room. It looked like Noah--and even Holly!-- made it. Her face beamed further upon seeing her friend and husband. Something about the two of them cuddling together warmed her. Noah looked like a blanket on Holly's lap. She returned her attention to Burden. "You're going to get two of everything." She began to pluck up the desserts to put on the plate.
"...so, where did you grow up anyway? The accent." It was charming. "It says a lot and nothing at all to me."